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UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini addresses the League of Arab States in Cairo. © 2023 UNRWA Photo

UNRWA Commissioner-General League of Arab States Address March 2023

08 March 2023
Mr. Chair, Mr. Secretary-General of the League of Arab States,   Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,  I am grateful for the renewed opportunity to raise the plight of Palestine refugees. The Meeting of Foreign Ministers is taking place against the tragic background of the...
Statement of UNRWA Deputy Commissioner-General Leni Stenseth to the Security Council meeting on The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.

Statement of UNRWA Deputy Commissioner-General Leni Stenseth to the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question

20 February 2023
Let me begin by thanking You, Madame President, for your invitation to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East—UNRWA, to brief the Council.

UNRWA West Bank Field Office: Local workers’ strike ends and full services to resume

09 February 2023
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is pleased that the strike called for by the West Bank Field Office Area Staff Union (ASU) on 23 January has come to an end.
People in Syria gather to rescue those trapped in rubble in the aftermath of the earthquake. (C) 2023 UNRWA Photo

Four Palestine Refugee Children in Syria among those perished in massive earthquake

06 February 2023
Four children- two of whom are students in UNRWA schools- are among those who perished in the massive earthquake that hit northern Syria and Turkey today.

Local UNRWA staff strike, suspending Agency’s services in the West Bank

30 January 2023
From Adam Bouloukos, UNRWA Director of West Bank Affairs EAST JERUSALEM Since Monday 23 January, the UNRWA West Bank staff union open strike has impacted on the Agency’s ability to deliver core services. Critical services to Palestine refugees in the West Bank, such as...

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